Chief Joe Tucholski
Contact Chief Joe Tucholski at the Police Department, 440.632.3538 or via email at jtucholski@middlefieldpolice.com
Lieutenant Aaron Graley
- 23 years in law enforcement
- Hired as a lieutenant in Middlefield in August 2020
Work Experience
- Geauga County Sheriff’s Office, Reynoldsburg Division of Police, Reminderville
- Police Department, Lakeland Community College Police Academy Instructor
Education
- Bachelor Degree in Criminal Justice, FBI National Academy Graduate,
- Northwestern School of Police Staff & Command Graduate
- Police Executive and Administrative Leadership School Graduate
Contact Officer Graley at the Police Department, 440.632.3538 or via email at agraley@middlefieldpolice.com
Sergeant/Detective Stephen Boxler
Years of Service
- Promoted to Sergeant September 2022
- June 28, 2017 Hired by Middlefield Police Department
Work Experience
- Portage County Sheriff
- Windham Police Department
Reach Officer Boxler by calling the Police Department or sending email to sboxler@middlefieldpolice.com
Sergeant Matthew Spitler
Years of Service
- Feb. 8, 2018 Hired by Middlefield Police Department
Work Experience
- Orwell Village Police Department
Reach Officer Spitler by calling the Police Department or sending email to mspitler@middlefieldpolice.com
Sergeant Robert Hamilton
Years of Service
Hired full-time November, 2023
Work Experience
- 2013, graduated Polk State College in Winter Haven, Florida
- 8.5 years, Polk County Sheriff’s Office
- 4 years, Crisis negotiation team
- 2 years, Traffic enforcement unit
- 2 years, Intelligence unit
- Field Training Officer
Officer Dylan Conant
Years of Service
Hired full-time Sept. 14, 2023
- Graduated Lake Erie college with a degree in Criminal Justice.
- Graduated from the Kent State Police Academy in February 2023
Work Experience
Streetsboro Police Department and Lake County Juvenile Detention Center.
Officer Conant at the Police Department, 440.632.3538 or dconant@middlefieldpolice.com
Officer Cody Naftzger
Years of Service
- Hired full time, March 2024
- Graduated Kent State Trumbull Police Academy- 2020
Work experience – Lake County Sheriffs Office, UH Geauga police department
Reach Officer Naftzger at the Police Department, 440.632.3538 or cnaftzger@middlefieldpolice.com
Officer Luke Friend
- Graduated the Kent Trumbull Police Academy in 2025
Reach Officer Friend at the Police Department, 440.632.3538 or lfriend@middlefieldpolice.com